
Fanny
Oct 27 1932
•2h 7m
•Comedy, Drama
Soon after Marius's departure, Fanny learns that she is pregnant with his child, to the disappointment of her mother and of Marius's father, César. To secure a better life for her unborn child, she accepts a marriage proposal from the aging widower Honoré Panisse.
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Orane Demazis
Fanny Cabanis Panisse

Raimu
César Olivier

Fernand Charpin
Honoré Panisse

Alida Rouffe
Honorine Cabanis
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